James Ray "Jim" Respess

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Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory - Edenton

Posted event

March 1, 2026

Mar

Memorial service

2:00 p.m.

Macedonia Baptist Church

1004 Macedonia Road, Edenton, NC 27932

Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory - Edenton

Posted an obituary

March 1, 2026

James Respess Obituary

James Ray “Jim” Respess, Jr., 72, of Edenton, NC passed away peacefully at his residence surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, February 28, 2026.Born in Portsmouth, VA on March 31, 1953, Jim was the husband of Janet Goodwin Respess and... Read James Respess's Obituary